The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12
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Ribbons to be the Principal Decoration for
all Sorts of Cotton Gowns.

Ribbons to be the Principal Decoration for
all Sorts Of Cotton Gowns.
"What are they trimming cotton
gowns with?" some one inquiries.
Well, velvet, embroidery, lace and,
above all, ribbons. In fact, in the
world of decorations ribbons are given
the place of honor. On faint-hued
fabrics-the sateens, lawns and bat
istes in rose, ciel, lavender, cream,
Nile-green and the very light mode
shades, used either as solid colors Or
merely for REORGANIZATION dec
orations are abundant. They form
fots, outline %.founces and ire made
into epaulettes, rosettes and sashes-
indeed, they are as literally displayed
as upon the ball toilettes of the winter.
On mulls and fine muslins they are
used with equal lavishness. Two
shades are usually seen in them-that
of the gown, and the one deemed its
special complement; but n color
alone is occasionally noted, and this
may either harmonic or contrast with
the dress. Soft grosgrain with a fancy
edge continues most popular, and long
loops and ends are preferred to short,
much cut-up bows. The epaulettes are
of ribbon loops with Vandyke ends
formed into a circle, the net founda-
ton being fitted to the shoulder and
fastened down. Moire and velvet rib
bon vests are set in cotton bodices, the
ribbon being the width usually en-
ployed for children's sashes and quite
wide enough for the purpose.
High collars and turn-back cuffs of
velvet are noted on most cotton cos
tunes, and are seldom of a different
color from the gown, except when the
latter is of cream, rose or some faint
shade, and then a deeper tone of the
same orblack or brown velvet is chosen.
A faint beliotrope sateen will have
either royal purple, brown OF green
velvet collar and cuffs; a rose may have
garnet, olive d. dark blue; a ciel may
have dark-blue, prune or garnet, while
a mode may have golden brown, olive,
deep hcliotrope OF absinthe.
The striped and plaided cottons are
usually self-trimmed, though velvet
collar and cuffs are always allowable.
AS these gowns are for morning and
house wear they look best when simply
completed, the combination of plain
and fancy materials being in many in
stances a decoration, in itself. Very
often the plain goods will;;be made sub
servient to the fancy fabric Except
hon a b;zarra CONTRAST wou1d reSultN-
and in this way many unique effects
are obtained. A remarkable pretty
costume is of pale-pink gingham
showing an inch-wide stripe formed OF
| several hair-lines of white. The skirt
is quite plain, but its graceful hanging
gives it a smart air. The tablier is
round in outline but very long, the
| plaits that confines the fulncss being
laid from the waist down rather than al
the side. The back drapcry is
| also round in effect, but
very full, and at each side it is
arranged in cascade fashion, showing
an undertaking of plain rose bingham.
| The bodice is of the rounding shape,
| and is smooth and plain in the back,
but has a plated plastron that gives
a graceful fulness in front. The high
| collar and the quaint cuffs arc of the
| plain goods, and a fold of olive ribbon
| is their finish. A cluster of olive rib.
| bon loops and ends is at one side and
| falls far down to- the skirt, while the
belt that confines the round bodice is Of
| olive ribbon with a buckle. The hat is
a turban of light straw, and the trim
ming is provided by olive velvet and
pink crush roses. By the judicious use
| of ribbon and velvet one may impart
to a very inexpensive gown the cache
distinguishing the toilettes of famous
modiStes. 1t is not necessary that
coordination be loud in order to be
daring; the deft mingling of two un'
usual tints is sometimes as quiet in Ell
feet az it is smart.
Braids are in vogue, but more decid-
eddy on coats and wraps than on gowns
Some short coats are entirely covered
with braid, and appear to be made Of
some novel cloth. In mode, gray.
heliotro2e and absinthe these jacket:
are decidedly smart; and they have
but ono Jeawback~thcy IRE only tlit ,
70 slender tisureG-~DsiiKeatef.
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